Identify and explain one interesting contrast between Beowulf and Krebs. What might be the significance of this difference? Make an argument for your opinion based on the text.
Patterns are an important motif in "Soldier's Home." Compare the first two paragraphs. These are about two photographs. What patterns can you find in Hemmingway's description of these two photographs? Give one specific example.
Compare "Soldier's Home" to other texts that you have read by women. What patterns do you recognize in how Hemmingway writes about and characterizes women?
Share your ideas from today's class. What do you think one of the monsters from Beowulf means in light of Cohen's first thesis?
Reflect on the boasts delivered by your classmates: What did your classmates do well?
The monster's body is a cultural body. What do you think Cohen means by this?
Share your reactions to the conclusion of the story: How do you feel about Beowulf's decision to face the dragon alone as an old man? Has his pride finally got the best of him? Or is something else going on here?
How does the poet develop one specific trait of the epic hero in the description of Beowulf's fight with Grendel?
What struck you as an important element of Tolkien's argument? What stood out to you? What did you agree or disagree with?
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